# Authoritative Style — VoiceNet dimension guide

*Category:* Speaking Style · *code:* `vn_S_AUTH` · *slot:* 89

This dimension measures how authoritative and commanding the voice sounds. Merge the `__high` / `__low` LoRA from `laion/moss-voicenet-dimension-loras` at 25/50/75/100/125%. Costs are shifts vs. the 24-sample neutral baseline.

**TL;DR.** **Authoritative Style** controls how authoritative and commanding the voice sounds. The **__high** LoRA shifts it +0.63 at 125% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.46); the **__low** LoRA shifts it -0.01 at 25% (worst cost: burst-blend -0.08). The **__high** direction is the stronger, more reliable knob here.

## ▲ HIGH — Authoritative Style __high

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.032 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% | 0.057 | +0.03 | -0.04 | +0.00 | +0.03 |
| 50% | 0.213 | +0.18 | -0.08 | -0.13 | +0.07 |
| 75% | 0.482 | +0.45 | -0.12 | -0.37 | +0.07 |
| 100% | 0.647 | +0.61 | -0.13 | -0.47 | -0.06 |
| 125% ★ | 0.658 | +0.63 | -0.13 | -0.46 | +0.02 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Triumph (+0.76), Pride (+0.62), Anger (+0.56); ↓ Contentment (-0.74), Relief (-0.71), Affection (-0.66)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Attack (+0.95), Metallic Character (+0.94), Arousal (+0.93); ↓ Vulnerability (-0.88), Vocal-burst blend (-0.74), Casual Style (-0.74)

Merging **Authoritative Style __high** drives the dimension: at the recommended **125%** dose the measured Authoritative Style score moves from a 0.03 baseline to 0.66 (a +0.63 shift). The dose-response is clean and monotonic — each step pushes the dimension further. That reach is a steep cost — the biggest hit is to **burst-blend** (-0.46); across the board genuineness -0.13, burst-blend -0.46, speech quality +0.02. Emotionally it reads as Triumph (r 0.76), Pride (0.62) and Anger (0.56), and it moves away from Contentment, Relief and Affection. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Attack (0.95), Metallic Character (0.94) and Arousal (0.93), while pulling down Vulnerability, Vocal-burst blend and Casual Style. Practical call: merge __high at **100–125%**; expect Triumph and Attack to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Triumph bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Contentment to keep the authoritative style shift without the side-effect.

## ▼ LOW — Authoritative Style __low

| dose | target | Δtarget | Δgenu | Δblend | Δqual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baseline (0%) | 0.032 | — | — | — | — |
| 25% ★ | 0.024 | -0.01 | +0.01 | -0.08 | +0.02 |
| 50% | 0.026 | -0.01 | +0.02 | +0.12 | -0.03 |
| 75% | 0.048 | +0.02 | +0.05 | -0.09 | -0.05 |
| 100% | 0.079 | +0.05 | +0.03 | +0.00 | -0.07 |
| 125% | 0.183 | +0.15 | +0.05 | -0.08 | -0.28 |

- **EmoNet emotion** — ↑ Bitterness (+0.60), Contempt (+0.58), Pride (+0.38); ↓ Affection (-0.48), Relief (-0.42), Contentment (-0.39)
- **VoiceNet dimension** — ↑ Attack (+0.75), Tempo (+0.66), Stance (+0.63); ↓ Vulnerability (-0.48), Vocal-burst blend (-0.29), Cognitive Load (-0.28)

Merging **Authoritative Style __low** damps the dimension: at the recommended **25%** dose the measured Authoritative Style score moves from a 0.03 baseline to 0.02 (a -0.01 shift). The dose-response is noisy and non-monotonic — the merge is an unreliable knob here. That reach is a modest cost — the biggest hit is to **burst-blend** (-0.08); across the board genuineness +0.01, burst-blend -0.08, speech quality +0.02. Emotionally it reads as Bitterness (r 0.60), Contempt (0.58) and Pride (0.38), and it moves away from Affection, Relief and Contentment. On other voice dimensions it co-moves most with Attack (0.75), Tempo (0.66) and Stance (0.63), while pulling down Vulnerability, Vocal-burst blend and Cognitive Load. Practical call: merge __low at **a light 25–50%**; expect Bitterness and Attack to rise and burst-blend to fall. If you don’t want Bitterness bleeding in, offset it with a prompt cue toward Affection to keep the authoritative style shift without the side-effect.

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